Chen Mu and the others didn't know what happened to Du Jiajia. They only saw her petting the little cat as she had wished, and she remained in a daze afterward.

"It should be effective," Tang Jing said.

"Hmm?"

"I mean, the telepathic communication."

"So, they're talking to each other?" He Ying also came over.

Chen Mu and Wei Dalei still didn't dare to be distracted and focused intently on Du Jiajia and the little cat, holding the chains tightly.

Tang Jing smiled, "It seems like it."

"What do you think they're talking about?"

"Well... what kind of fish makes the best dried fish? Which brand of ham sausage is the best? Should a mouse be eaten from the head or the tail?"

"..." He Ying was speechless.

"Hehe." Tang Jing covered her mouth and chuckled, seemingly unconcerned about what was happening outside.

...

Du Jiajia knew her own situation best.

Telepathic communication with a cat was an incredibly magical and enjoyable experience.

If humans could describe their relationship with soulmates, then her connection with the cat was probably a level higher than that.

However, this feeling was challenging to put into words.

Du Jiajia enjoyed this feeling very much and soon buried her entire body in the furry paws of the cat. After basking in the sun, cats would emit a unique scent, which was why bipeds loved to kiss cats on their foreheads.

The little cat occasionally made purring sounds and would lower its head to sniff Du Jiajia. But no matter its movements, its paws on the ground didn't shift. When it turned its head and shook it, it would deftly avoid touching Du Jiajia, so as not to disturb her.

About half an hour later, Du Jiajia reluctantly left the cat's paws.

She glanced back at her still-gazing classmates and then waved to the cat.

The little cat seemed to understand her intention, let out a soft meow, and then bounced away.

...

Du Jiajia received a hero's welcome upon her return.

Zhao Xiaoyan was so envious that she rushed up, grabbing Du Jiajia's arm and eagerly asked, "What did you say to Xiao Huang? Can it really understand you?"

"Of course..."

Du Jiajia, while helping Chen Mu collect his armor, shook her head playfully, with a proud look on her face.

Tang Jing quickly suggested, "Then ask it to bring us some food from the canteen, not much, just a bag of instant noodles."

"Oh, well..." Du Jiajia hesitated for a moment, wearing a bitter expression, "Tang Jing, can't you let me be impressive for a bit longer?"

Zhao Xiaoyan was puzzled, "What do you mean? Doesn't it listen to you?"

"What do you mean by 'listen to me'? Xiao Huang is my companion, not a subordinate," Du Jiajia said firmly, "We are equals."

"Then 'request' it to bring us a bag of instant noodles," Tang Jing added.

"Tang Jing, I hate you," Du Jiajia sighed in resignation, "Okay, we can indeed communicate to some extent, but it's not very specific. Basically, we can sense each other's emotions and feelings.""What do you mean?"

"For example, I know it's happy because of the good weather today, and it was pleased with the good meal it had in the morning. However, it wasn't happy because it lost a fight with its brother just now..."

"These things were conveyed to you by the cat?"

"Not conveyed, it's telepathic communication," Du Jiajia emphasized the last four words.

Tang Jing nodded, "So, you can only display static emotions to each other but can't have dynamic exchanges."

"That's a concise summary," Du Jiajia agreed, nodding.

"What's the use of that?"

Everyone looked at each other, previously thinking that if Du Jiajia could command a cat, even just a little one like this, it would be helpful to them in many ways. But now, it seemed like Du Jiajia, as a Druid, could only entertain herself?

"It's not that limiting," Tang Jing seemed to understand Du Jiajia's situation well and said, "Du Jiajia has only recently awakened her abilities. It's understandable that her powers are still weak. In the future, she will likely be able to deepen the communication gradually. Besides, even if it's just this much, it's already pretty good. At least, when there's really no food left, you can ask Xiao Huang to bring some mice or something."

This suggestion didn't receive a warm reception from everyone.

Clearly, the idea of eating mice was even more unacceptable than ants, despite mice being one of the sources of human meat.

"So, what should I do in the future?" Du Jiajia asked.

"Continue to communicate with Xiao Huang, preferably twice a day, but not too much. You can gradually remove the armor," Tang Jing advised.

"Okay."

Normally, Du Jiajia was relatively free except during mealtimes.

Her abilities were currently the most mysterious and the only one related to the mind. Tang Jing didn't have many suggestions to offer her.

The matter with the cat was finally clarified to a large extent.

For the Dawn Organization, having an additional guardian beast like this was also a good thing.

In the following days, they entered a busy period.

The main task was to tidy up the rooms.

Dong Junwei led everyone to clear out everything from a cardboard box and neatly stacked them on the ground.

Most of it was a collection of various scattered items that had been casually put into the box.

The contents roughly included:

A stack of transparent disposable plastic cups, a total of 25.

A stack of disposable paper cups, a total of 31.

Small glass cups for drinking white wine, a total of 9.

Disposable plastic spoons, a total of 122, with some already used by Chen Mu.

Stainless steel soup ladles, 18 of them.

Stainless steel chopsticks, 31 pairs.

Stainless steel soup bowls, 6 of them.

Stainless steel soup pots, 5 of them.

A stack of unused A4 papers, a total of 65 sheets.Wooden pencils, 8 of them.

Erasers, 2 pieces.

...

To be honest, there weren't many types of items, but they were scattered in a considerable quantity. It took Dong Junwei and the others several days to sort them out, and most of the work was done by Wei Dalei.

At this moment, Cao Zishan was feeling a bit frustrated. In terms of raw strength, he was slightly stronger than Wei Dalei, but unfortunately, his power seemed useless in this situation.

Based on the rough estimate Tang Jing gave him, Cao Zishan could only unleash his maximum strength when there were no humans within 2.5 meters of him.

However, the total length of the room was less than 2 meters, and they couldn't all go outside and leave him to handle everything.

After sorting out the items, they needed to be placed on shelves. Without any lifting equipment, they could only rely on manpower, requiring a passageway, preferably in the form of a staircase.

Moreover, because they needed to move bulky items, the width of the staircase had certain requirements.

However, before Chen Mu could start building this cargo transportation staircase, a new problem arose.

Their food reserves had already dropped to the alert level.

At the current consumption rate, they could only sustain for about 15 more days.

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